Summary
"The Canadian experts commissioned to undertakethe thematic studies were asked to develop policybriefs on issues where the concept of social capitalmight be usefully applied to areas of strategicconcern to the federal government. Specifically, thestudies’ authors were asked to collect and assessevidence indicative of a link between the policyarea of their study and network-based social capital,identify and highlight promising practices fromcurrent programs and initiatives where the use ofa social capital perspective may play a role, andanalyze the potential for future strategic researchand policy development in the area"--Page 2.